I've seen a couple of UNC games this year and I tell you, Kendall Marshall can play. he reminds me of a young Jason Kidd the way he pushes the ball. he's not slow w the ball in his hands and the amount of times he got to the hoop and finished against good teams was exceptional. I watched UNC v duke (the close game) to watch rivers score his 29points and hit game winner, I ended up focusing on Marshall coz he was awesome and v exciting. Not worried about his perimeter defence, it'll just lead to more blocked shots for Davis.

so you're a gm trying to rebuild a team around a young stud pf and a dynamic young sg, both of whom count explosive finishing among their best attributes
do you want to surround them with:
1 a pg who creates shots primarily for himself
2 a raw combo guard
3 a pf, the 4 th one on the roster
4 a raw big man
5 a raw 6'11 wing with questionable desire
6 the next great playmaking pg who excels at running a break
yeah im taking marshall too

From all the info on Wroten Jr is that he plays completely out of control. He will make the sensational pass on occassion but is really inconsistent making the RIGHT play. No way would you want this guy as your court general.

I can do that too... Who do you want to surround AD with:
1 an athletic center who can step out and shoot
2 a versatile 6'11 matchup nightmare
3 A fearless guard who will take and make big shots
4 a slow 'true' pg that can't shoot and was the 4th best player on his own team
yea i'm taking anybody but marshall too

Agree- guys like Marshall just never come around. There will be so several wing scorers we all get excited about next year, another raw big with crazy athleticism, combo guards, and a solid center with minimal upside. Those guys are in every draft, but how often does a point guard like Marshall come along?

I don't think calling someone raw is the slightest bit negative, just drawing attention to the fact that Marshall plays like he's more seasoned.
To be fair, Kendall is raw too, he's yound and has a lot of growing to do in the scoring department. However as he grows in that area, he's capable of playing productive minutes as his game really translates to the NBA level.
I think the most "slanderous" thing I said is referring to pjiii as having questioable desire, I thought that was universally accepted

Not intentionally degrading the man. Just taking a shot at the way you presented all these really talented players as scrubs then made Marshall sound like the next Magic. Who's the one committing slander?

actually marshall became widely regardedas the most important player on unc, as for his two years there they could not beat anyone without him. he was the enginee that made it go.
as for shooting compare his 3pt % to every guard in this draft and youll see its comparable. he didnt score much which doesnt mean he cant. if u saw unc down the stretch, when coach asked hom too he was very effective and efficient getting ball in hole. u say someone cant shoot when their % is @ 40 or 41. look at kendalls games and his stats before you unfairly slander him

Marshall is not slow, he's not freakishly quick, but not slow. he may not be the best shot, but he can score in other ways while developing a jump shot. Also, its very debatable that he was forth best at UNC, when Marshall got injured, they weren't nearly as dangerous, especcially Harrison Barnes. By the way, 4th best on a very good side like north Carolina isn't too bad.